- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Music director
- G. Ramanathan
- Movie name
- Vanangamudi – 1957 Film
- Movie release year
- 1957
- Lyrics added on
- 17 Apr 2025
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This festive song from the 1957 movie Vanangamudi is a celebratory folk dance performed by a forest tribe welcoming their hero and king. Expressing immense joy and reverence, the villagers compare the king's grandeur to a golden fruit and his valor to a ferocious lion. Accompanied by traditional folk percussion like Thappu and Melam, men and women join together in dance, thanking God for sending such a noble leader to their midst.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Thanga pazham pole avar jolipaaru / Veerasingam pole yaaraiyum edhirpaaru”
Comparison of the hero's radiance and bravery using 'pole' ('Thanga pazham pole' - like a golden fruit, 'Veerasingam pole' - like a brave lion).
Assonance and Rhyme (Monai and Ethirai)
“Aambalainga Pombalainga / Aadiduvom kondadiduvom”
Use of rhythmic rhyming words across lines like 'Aambalainga Pombalainga' and repetitive ending sounds in 'Aadiduvom', 'Paadiduvom', 'Kondadiduvom'.
Rhythmic Onomatopoeia
“Thaiyatha thiyatha Thaiyatha thiyatha”
Incorporation of traditional folk rhythm vocalizations ('Thaiyatha thiyatha') to set the dance cadence.
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Trivia
Vanangamudi (1957) starred Sivaji Ganesan and Savitri, featuring timeless music by G. Ramanathan. Lyricist Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass was renowned for writing evocative, rhythmic folk numbers ('Pallu' genre inspired) that captured the authentic colloquial flavor of rural and tribal Tamil Nadu.
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